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return line problem

my bottom drain and one of the skimmers are closed off (I was told by previous owner that the pool moved at some point and damaged the returns) so I am down to one skimmer as the only suction line. I feel the circulation is not very efficient without the bottom drain (pool is 9' at the deep end) and there are dead zones. Is there a device that plugs into skimmer and splits into a (freestanding) bottom drain and a surface skimmer?

Re: return line problem

no response from previous owner. I imagine they would not have sealed it if it was an easy fix. How about this solution:

connect Skim a Round (see link below) to the skimmer. Connect a bottom drain to the "cleaner" port of the Skim a Round and drop it to the deep end. this should allow sucking water from the bottom as well as surface of the pool. Do you think it will work?

the push vs pull discussion makes sense. so maybe what I need is to push up the water from the bottom? maybe connect the pressure line to a hose, hose to a basket of some sort, and drop it to the bottom?

Or just let it ride until rehab time & toss a nice robot in the pool to supplement.

(The author of that article is a very sharp individual with an engineering background & a boatload of industry experience)

I am confused- are you saying floor drains are a good thing or not? the author (with an engineering background) suggests they don't do much- so why would public pools require it when they catch up with science?